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and because even with strengthened that safety net and extended pro-work and pro-family tax credits, a recent study found that the poverty rate has fallen by 40% since the 1960s. and these endeavors didn't just make us a better country. they reaffirmed we're a great country. so we can make a difference on this. in fact, that's our generation's task, to rebuild america's economic and civic foundation to continue the expansion of an opportunity for this generation and the next generation. and like -- [ applause ] and like nira, i take this personally. i'm only here because this country educated my grandfather on the g.i. bill. when my father left and my mom hit hard times trying to raise my sister and me going to school, this country helped make sure we didn't go hungry. when michelle, the daughter of a shift worker at a water plant and a secretary, wanted to go to college just like me, this country helped us afford it until we could pay it back. so it drives me as a grandson, a son, a father, as an american, to make sure that every striving,heart hard-working, optimistic kid in americ
and because even with strengthened that safety net and extended pro-work and pro-family tax credits, a recent study found that the poverty rate has fallen by 40% since the 1960s. and these endeavors didn't just make us a better country. they reaffirmed we're a great country. so we can make a difference on this. in fact, that's our generation's task, to rebuild america's economic and civic foundation to continue the expansion of an opportunity for this generation and the next generation. and...
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people, young people today, know that their concern is not the tax rate that they're going to pay as they get older. their concern is getting a job at all. and getting some relief from what wall street has engineered. this incredibly unfair debt burden. and it's no accident that the board of third way is comprised of wall street bankers and that the policies they are pushing are privatization of social security, lower taxes for the very, very rich, and no relief, no common sense relief, for example, like the proposal before congress now to allow students to refinance their student loan debt the same way homeowners refinance their mortgage. i mean, just common sense, reasonable policies for people who don't have a lot of money. and that's where millennials and gen xors are. >> john fugelsang, it seems we can now find the moderate republicans in the third way. >> well, i think you're right. and i'm always moderately shocked when moderate democrats say the party needs to be more moderate. i'm not a democrats but republicans do keep forcing me to vote for the party. and watching this is
people, young people today, know that their concern is not the tax rate that they're going to pay as they get older. their concern is getting a job at all. and getting some relief from what wall street has engineered. this incredibly unfair debt burden. and it's no accident that the board of third way is comprised of wall street bankers and that the policies they are pushing are privatization of social security, lower taxes for the very, very rich, and no relief, no common sense relief, for...
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low taxes. of course, wee got to cut taxes. >> president obama sits back and watches this unfold. ken senator rand paul taking action. >> the kentucky senator wants to keep detroit a conservative utopia. >> what i'm promoting is something called economic freedom zones. >> these zones free up detroit to bail themselves out. >> reduction in individual and corporate tax rates. >> get rid of the capital gains. >> reduce the red tape and let businesses thrive. >> this is horrible. this idea much. >> i think really what we need to do is try something different. >>. >> let's turn now to michael eric dyson, georgetown university professor and msnbc political analyst. that's all you've got to do, professor, is just take that red tape and then cut it. >> and then all of a sudden these jobs are going to show up. rand paul in detroit, and he wants to open up the gop's african-american engagement the office to reach out to voters. i mean, is he the best ambassador to the party? your thoughts on this effort. >> yeah, if he is, ed, it's a pretty -- it's an awful shame. because, look, his heart,
low taxes. of course, wee got to cut taxes. >> president obama sits back and watches this unfold. ken senator rand paul taking action. >> the kentucky senator wants to keep detroit a conservative utopia. >> what i'm promoting is something called economic freedom zones. >> these zones free up detroit to bail themselves out. >> reduction in individual and corporate tax rates. >> get rid of the capital gains. >> reduce the red tape and let businesses...
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only thing they agree is taxes should be lower. if they try to do anything else they run into a freak out problem with the base. they need to try to be willing to let some of those voters go elsewhere or stay home or reach out to new people. until they do that -- >> they need to leech themselves. the republican party has failed in terms of creating a governing platform, the tea party has won in that the goalposts moved far to the right, broud bipartisan, budget talks, extending unemployment benefits is a democratic ask. i wonder what you think -- bernie sanders said to the "washington post," i don't wake up every morning saying oh, my goodness, i don't wake up every morning and say i want to be president. but if nobody is going to do it, i'll do it. there's talk about elizabeth warren, bill dallas i don't, if not more resurgent, ascend ant in the last years. >> one of the things that happens through the end of press tension administration politics gets broader and more imaginative and more hinged to the personalities that run it. b
only thing they agree is taxes should be lower. if they try to do anything else they run into a freak out problem with the base. they need to try to be willing to let some of those voters go elsewhere or stay home or reach out to new people. until they do that -- >> they need to leech themselves. the republican party has failed in terms of creating a governing platform, the tea party has won in that the goalposts moved far to the right, broud bipartisan, budget talks, extending...
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they passed a tax increase with the president, but in general not a lot moving. things are going to move on and they are looking and talking about hillary clinton and what's going to happen then in 2017 as if he's a lame duck already. >> that doesn't help. this quote is like -- the problem the president has is that perception among democrats in washington that he's already a lame duck. that's what the quote screams. >> you have to separate out what goes on here. the thinking of people here and the calculations and all that. with the rest of the country. >> but i think what happened this year is that it has infected the culture of the political class who are watching the president. i think that turning that around, even if the health care law, the website begins to work better and there were further signs of improvement. it's a larger problem than bouncing back. >> the bigger issue this year is one of the things about this idea that politics, both parties are a mess. both parties. the president is a mess. the alternative seems like the unexpected in 2014 will be h
they passed a tax increase with the president, but in general not a lot moving. things are going to move on and they are looking and talking about hillary clinton and what's going to happen then in 2017 as if he's a lame duck already. >> that doesn't help. this quote is like -- the problem the president has is that perception among democrats in washington that he's already a lame duck. that's what the quote screams. >> you have to separate out what goes on here. the thinking of...
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the senate side has been dead on arrival, whether it was immigration or fairness in internet sales tax. all of these measures coming over from the senate are literally wilting here, because the committee system on the house side is unwilling to take these measures up. so i think he is looking through a different lens. >> well, your colleagues on the other side of the aisle actually do have an idea that they want to put forward. and it would ease sequestration, a couple measure of the republican house caucus would like to ease sequestration by cutting social security. is that the kind of seriousness that americans are looking for out of congress, or in a way, should americans be kind of glad they're not getting a lot done because that's the kind of thing they want to do? >> well, good point. but that is -- in my view, dead on arrival, both among democrats and in the senate. to somehow say we want to ease sequestration so we can line the pockets of defense contractors and by the way we're going to do it on the backs of senior citizens in this country, is just an anathema, to me and most
the senate side has been dead on arrival, whether it was immigration or fairness in internet sales tax. all of these measures coming over from the senate are literally wilting here, because the committee system on the house side is unwilling to take these measures up. so i think he is looking through a different lens. >> well, your colleagues on the other side of the aisle actually do have an idea that they want to put forward. and it would ease sequestration, a couple measure of the...
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barack had 94 opportunities -- on the tax thing, i want to correct you on that again. and i want to let you know what i did as a mayor and as a governor. and i may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you want to hear, but i'm going to talk straight to the american people and let them know my track record also. >> you can see him, he's like, uh-oh, no. i guess the important thing, this does go to the idea that clearly, and this is from a cnn.com story, from back in 2008, clearly biden had been prepped specifically about running against a woman candidate and, in fact, in this story, no candidate for president or vice president in the history of the country has had more advice on what to say than senator biden had on his debate with senator palin. >> and he comported himself extremely well, because biden is not one to bite his tongue in any way, shape, or form. but i do think that for the republican party, again, this is going to be, especially with the tea party, and the tea party holds far more conservative views about women, about minorities, about th
barack had 94 opportunities -- on the tax thing, i want to correct you on that again. and i want to let you know what i did as a mayor and as a governor. and i may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you want to hear, but i'm going to talk straight to the american people and let them know my track record also. >> you can see him, he's like, uh-oh, no. i guess the important thing, this does go to the idea that clearly, and this is from a cnn.com story, from back in 2008,...
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taxes and regulations. talk about what you hear on the hill and what you are hearing at the white house. is there a chance to pass minimum wage through the senate? >> the minimum wage talk is you hear it more to the side than the unemployment talk. when minimum wage hiked in the bush year, it was 2007 and the country had not gone through a recession yet and even then it took a huge amount of capital to get it through. a famous senator on the senate really pushed the bill over the top and ended up getting it through. that was where we are now. i don't hear much optimism that we'll get to $10.10. you hear more about that. with respect to unemployment insurance, you are starting to see the debate heat up because it comes at a cruel time. it would be after christmas, december 28th. you had about 1.3 million people losing benefits. the question is, how do you pay for it? in the past it wasn't always paid for. $25 billion. the budget negotiations are trying to figure out if they can find money to pay for that $25
taxes and regulations. talk about what you hear on the hill and what you are hearing at the white house. is there a chance to pass minimum wage through the senate? >> the minimum wage talk is you hear it more to the side than the unemployment talk. when minimum wage hiked in the bush year, it was 2007 and the country had not gone through a recession yet and even then it took a huge amount of capital to get it through. a famous senator on the senate really pushed the bill over the top and...
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. >> the tax sector in columbia. >> terrorism is a global problem as opposed to a regional problem. what specifically can columbia do working in conjunction with the united states to condition combatting global terror? >> we have learn and paid a very high cost in our war against terror and against drug trafficking. we have know how. intelligence and we have probably the best trade police and elite forces in all of latin america. we are training more than 17,000 soldiers or policemen from central america from mexico. from other areas. we can continue to work together. terrorism, you might terrorism with different instruments. one of them is intelligence. that is a key issue. >> president juan manuel santos, thank you very much. >> number four, the number four worst opportunity they are ranked fourth on the planet. >> that are is exciting. all right. i hope we don't get columbia. >> in the next round. >> up next, making things happen. that's giving a big boost. how they are bringing healthy eating and jobs to communities across the east coast. we'll be right back. [ imitating car eng
. >> the tax sector in columbia. >> terrorism is a global problem as opposed to a regional problem. what specifically can columbia do working in conjunction with the united states to condition combatting global terror? >> we have learn and paid a very high cost in our war against terror and against drug trafficking. we have know how. intelligence and we have probably the best trade police and elite forces in all of latin america. we are training more than 17,000 soldiers or...